Stereo pairing with device base
First Claim
1. A first playback device comprising:
- one or more speakers;
one or more amplifiers configured to drive the one or more speakers;
a sensor;
one or more processors;
a housing carrying the one or more speakers, the one or more amplifiers, the sensor, the one or more processors, and data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the first playback device to perform functions comprising;
while the first playback device is placed onto a device base, playing back audio content as a stereo pair with a second playback device;
detecting, via the sensor, removal of the first playback device from the device base; and
when the first playback device is removed from the device base, configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono, wherein configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono removes the first playback device from the stereo pair with the second playback device.
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Abstract
Example techniques may involve a first playback device forming a stereo pair with a second playback device while the first playback device is placed onto a device base, and conversely, playing in mono while the first playback device is removed from the device base. In an example implementation, while a first playback device is placed onto a device base, the first playback device plays back audio content as a stereo pair with a second playback device. The first playback device detects, via a sensor, removal of the first playback device from the device base. When the first playback device is removed from the device base, the first playback device is configured to play back audio content in mono. Configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono removes the first playback device from the stereo pair with the second playback device.
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20 Claims
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1. A first playback device comprising:
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one or more speakers; one or more amplifiers configured to drive the one or more speakers; a sensor; one or more processors; a housing carrying the one or more speakers, the one or more amplifiers, the sensor, the one or more processors, and data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the first playback device to perform functions comprising; while the first playback device is placed onto a device base, playing back audio content as a stereo pair with a second playback device; detecting, via the sensor, removal of the first playback device from the device base; and when the first playback device is removed from the device base, configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono, wherein configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono removes the first playback device from the stereo pair with the second playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to be performed by a first playback device, the method comprising:
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while the first playback device is placed onto a device base, playing back audio content as a stereo pair with a second playback device; detecting, via a sensor of the first playback device, removal of the first playback device from the device base; and when the first playback device is removed from the device base, configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono, wherein configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono removes the first playback device from the stereo pair with the second playback device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a first playback device to cause the first playback device to perform a method comprising:
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while the first playback device is placed onto a device base, playing back audio content as a stereo pair with a second playback device; detecting, via a sensor of the first playback device, removal of the first playback device from the device base; and when the first playback device is removed from the device base, configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono, wherein configuring the first playback device to play back audio content in mono removes the first playback device from the stereo pair with the second playback device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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